BRODEN: Election commission shows failings of partisan politics

9:16 PM,
Jul. 31, 2013

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I understand why many folks are upset that the Rutherford County Republican Party Executive Committee recently voted 8-7 to nominate candidates in a May 2014 primary for the 21-member Rutherford County Commission.

Will this be nothing more than a power grab by the GOP, as Democratic Party Executive Committeeman Tony Pegel suggested? Will Democrats such as Commissioners Jeff Jordan and Chantho Sourinho be vulnerable in the August 2014 general election because trends here suggest most voters will choose Republicans? ...